Mr Holland's Opus

I'm watching Mr. Holland's Opus (yes, again). I can relate to so many aspects of the film.  My daughter was born hearing impaired. My ex struggled with all that goes with raising a child with a handicap.

I was lucky in that my daughter was able to be fitted with hearing aids at the age of two.  The look on her face when the doc out them on was priceless.  The entire week was a never ending awe of sounds she heard for the first time.  

I like music, I play piano, I sing.  Not anywhere near professionally, but that doesn't take away the enjoyment I derive from doing one or the other, or both.

But the thought that struck me as I was watching is that when we are dealing with a crisis in our lives, we can only make our choices and decisions based on the facts we have in the moment.  We can't go back and make different choices based on  knowledge learned. 

But we tend to allow ourselves to wonder if we could have made better choices, to wallow in the what ifs. I know I've done it often. And sadly, still do it from time to time.  Its something I'm aware of and try to stop doing it. But I'm not always successful. 

Our perspective changes as we grow older, and different things jump out at me when I rewatch shows or movies. But Mr. Holland's Opus is still one of the good ones!